GFI circuit drawing down whole camper.
I need some suggestions here. 2004 Trailhauler toyhauler. One circuit has gfi receptacles at the kitchen sink, the bathroom sink and at the cook top. When this circuit is on it draws the battery do...
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Broccoli1 wrote:queenie2 wrote:
The GFI is not meant to be a switch. Do you go around and shut them all off and on? Why? Should also occur if not connected to shore power. In which case it probably is the converter. And you have an inverter but do not know it.
He's not using it as a switch. The GFI receptacle that seems to be the problem is also protected by a Circuit Breaker.
When the CB is "ON" it sends power to the receptacle BUT something is causing the house batteries to drain when that CB is on. He is only flipping the CB OFF so that he does not drain the batteries.
Exactly, Thank You.
Everything functions perfectly with the CB that controls the GFCI line OFF.
When I turn it ON there is an immediate huge drain to the whole system.
I may get to it this weekend. I'll be pulling the receptacles on the GFCI circuit out and testing them all. I am betting on a short, grounding or neutral issue.
